Markeith Summers is a wanted man

Yancy Porter

09/29/2005

Markeith
Summers (WR, Olive Branch, MS) - Markeith Summers has been a busy
man these days. While he is not catching touchdown passes from his brother, Anthony
Summers, he is catching scholarship offers from some of the top programs in the
country. Texas and Arkansas are the most recent colleges to throw their
name in the hat.

The following information was revealed during our
interview with Markeith Summers:

How is your season going? "It
is going all right. We are 4 - 0. It has been a good start, but we have a lot
of unleft business to take care of."

Give us a blow by blow on your
games have gone. "We played Kingsbury (TN) in our opening game. I had 1 catch
that went for a TD. We played Shelby Broadstreet (TN) after that. I had 3 catches
for 127 yards and 2 TD's. Against NorthSide (TN), I had 2 catches and a TD. I
think I had like 80 something yards receiving in that game. Against Treadwell
(TN), I had 1 carry for a TD. It was a reverse. It went for something like 25
yards."

What most have you improved on this season? "I have tried
to step my game up by not dropping any passes. So far, I have not dropped any.
I am also running better routes."

If there is one thing you would
like to improve on; what would it be? "I have not really thought about trying
to improve my game. I am just trying to focus on helping my team win games. But
if there were just one thing, it would be my route running. That is the key, routes."

I
hear you are playing some FS this year? "Yes sir. I love FS. You get to watch
everything develop. I like playing FS."

Are any schools recruiting
you to play FS? "No, they just said I could go both ways, like Ole Miss.
They want me to play on offense and defense."

Is that attractive for
you? "Yea, a little bit."

Which school called you first during
the month of September? "Coach Orgeron (laugh). He woke me up."

Which
colleges are calling you weekly? "Tennessee, LSU, Florida, Arkansas, Alabama,
Ole Miss, and that is about it. And Nebraska."

Have all of these schools
offered you a scholarship? "Yes sir."

Who is your newest offer?
"I got two offers in the same day. Arkansas and Texas offered."

Who
would you say is coming after you the hardest? "Florida."

Have
you set up any official visits? "No, but this Saturday me, my brother (Anthony Summers) and Allen Walker are going up to Nebraska for an official visit."

Where
else will you visit? "I do not know yet. I know I want to go to Florida for
sure, but I do not know when I am going."

For your remaining three
open slots; who are the candidates? "I do not even know yet. I am just trying
to make through the season before I start thinking about all of that. It will
probably be with the schools who have been with me from the beginning though."

How
are your classes coming along? "It is going good. We have not gotten our
report cards in yet, but I have all A's and B's so far."

Have you
had a chance to retake the ACT test? "I took it Saturday. I made a 15 on
it the first time I took it."